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Lexicon :: Strong's G903 - balaam

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Βαλαάμ
Transliteration
balaam (Key)
Pronunciation
bal-ah-am'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin בִּלְעָם (H1109)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
62x in 1 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 1:524,91

Strong’s Definitions

Βαλαάμ Balaám, bal-ah-am'; of Hebrew origin (H1109); Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher):—Balaam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G903 in the following manner: Balaam (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G903 in the following manner: Balaam (3x).

  1. Balaam meaning "perhaps"

    1. A native of Pethor a city in Mesopotamia, endued by Jehovah with prophetic power. He was hired by Balak to curse the Israelites; and influenced by the love of reward, he wished to gratify Balak; but he was compelled by Jehovah's power to bless them. Hence later the Jews saw him as a most abandoned deceiver.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Βαλαάμ Balaám, bal-ah-am'; of Hebrew origin (H1109); Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher):—Balaam.
STRONGS G903:
Βαλαάμ, ὁ, indeclinable (in Sept. for בִּלְעָם, according to Gesenius ["perhaps"] from בַּל and עָם non-populus, i. e. foreign; according to Jo. Simonis equivalent to עָם בֶּלַע a swallowing up of the people; in Josephus, ὁ Βάλαμος), Balaam (or Bileam), a native of Pethor a city of Mesopotamia, endued by Jehovah with prophetic power. He was hired by Balak (see Βαλάκ) to curse the Israelites; and influenced by the love of reward, he wished to gratify Balak; but he was compelled by Jehovah's power to bless them (Numbers 22-24; Deuteronomy 23:5; Joshua 13:22; Joshua 24:9; Micah 6:5). Hence, the later Jews saw in him a most abandoned deceiver: Revelation 2:14; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 1:11. Cf. Winers RWB [and BB. DD.] under the word.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
22-24
Deuteronomy
23:5
Joshua
13:22; 24:9
Micah
6:5
2 Peter
2:15
Jude
1:11
Revelation
2:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G903 matches the Greek Βαλαάμ (balaam),
which occurs 62 times in 57 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Num 22:5–Num 31:16)

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5 - So he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, at Pethor, which is near the [fn]River, in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people came out of Egypt; behold, they cover the surface of the land, and they are settled opposite me.

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So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went away with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and spoke Balak’s words to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:8 - And he said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will bring word back to you as Yahweh may speak to me.” And the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:9 - Then God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:10 - And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:12 - And God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:13 - So Balaam arose in the morning and said to Balak’s leaders, “Go back to your land, for Yahweh has refused to allow me to go with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:14 - And the leaders of Moab arose and came to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to go with us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:16 - And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Let nothing, I beg you, withhold you from coming to me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:18 - And Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, to trespass the [fn]command of Yahweh my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:20 - And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you shall you do.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:21 -

So Balaam arose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the leaders of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:25 - And the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and it pressed itself to the wall and pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall, so he struck it again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:27 - Then the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh and lay down under Balaam; so Balaam was angry and struck the donkey with his stick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:28 - And Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - Then Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a mockery of me! If there had been a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:30 - And the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you?” And he said, “No.”

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Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed his head down [fn]and prostrated himself to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - And Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. So now, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:35 - But the angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word which I [fn]tell you.” So Balaam went along with the leaders of Balak.

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Then Balak heard that Balaam was coming and went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, [fn]at the end of the border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:37 - Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not urgently send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I indeed unable to honor you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:38 - So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:39 - And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:40 - And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:41 -

Then it happened in the morning that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to [fn]the high places of Baal, and he saw from there the end of the camp of the people.

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Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:2 - So Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.

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Now God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have set up the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:5 - Then Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:11

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Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them repeatedly!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:12 - And he replied, “Must I not be careful to speak what Yahweh puts in my mouth?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:15 - And he said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet Yahweh over there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16 - Then Yahweh met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:25 -

Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:26 - But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘Whatever Yahweh speaks, that I must do’?”

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Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God that you curse them for me from there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:28 - So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor which overlooks the [fn]wasteland.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:29 - And Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:30 - And Balak did just as Balaam had said and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

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And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to bless Israel, so he did not go as at other times to [fn]encounter omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:2 - And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel dwelling tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - Then he took up his [fn]discourse and said,

“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,

And the oracle of the man whose eye is uncovered;

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Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his [fn]hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them repeatedly these three times!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:12 - And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 -

Then he took up his discourse and said,

“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,

And the oracle of the man whose eye is uncovered,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:25

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Then Balaam arose and went and returned to his place, and Balak also went his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8 - They killed the kings of Midian along with the rest of their slain: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:16 - “Behold, these [fn]caused the sons of Israel, through the word of Balaam, to [fn]act unfaithfully against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, so the plague was among the congregation of Yahweh.

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